Letter: Teaching hate and fear in America

The problem with America is that we are teaching our children to hate. We create mass shooters who have learned only to hate whoever they think is bullying them. Violence is their solution.

We hate people in the opposite political party. Disrespect is to the point that representatives in Congress can no longer work together to solve problems. Some hate Obama. The KKK is on the rise again and planning combat training.

Since we hate whoever looks like a threat to us, we create laws like Stand Your Ground and concealed carry. No longer do we escape from danger, but we try to eliminate the other guy. This is self-perpetuating violence. Seeing a suspicious person, we take out our gun first. He sees us reach — then he is reasonably afraid of us. It becomes a matter of who can draw and shoot his weapon the fastest.

Hating and teaching hate must stop. You cannot be Christian if you do not fight the hate that raises its ugly head in us all. If you think that hating anyone is right, you are not worshipping God. God is love. You are worshipping evil. Only love will lead you to the right solutions.